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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
May. 05, 2021
Renault S.a.s, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Rodolphe Debeauvais, Versailles, FR;
AMPERE S.A.S., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A driver assistance method for an ego vehicle (EGO) travelling in a traffic lane, includes: identifying traffic surrounding the ego vehicle in the same traffic lane as the ego vehicle and in adjacent parallel lanes travelling in the same direction; determining a virtual barycentric target, including calculating a position of the virtual barycentric target, a speed of the virtual barycentric target, and an acceleration of the virtual barycentric target; calculating a longitudinal speed setpoint of the ego vehicle, an acceleration setpoint, and a torque setpoint, the longitudinal speed setpoint being a function of the position of the virtual barycentric target, the speed of the virtual barycentric target, and the acceleration of the virtual barycentric target.